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<p> Born and raised in Engelberg, Albin Amstutz is the man you want by your side when your equipment fails. Before guiding, he was a big-rig truck mechanic for seven years, working on brakes, transmissions, and fuel injectors. He still helps the local cycling shop with repairs, and he's part of the team installing via ferratta (iron climbing ladders) above the village every spring. "I work on my own car, too," he says. A skier since the age of four, Amstutz, 34, has been a telemarker for 16 years, a ski instructor for eight, and a certified guide for five. His current profession leads him far from the confines of a garage: to Andermatt, Alagna, St. Anton, Val d'Isere, Zermatt, and, of course, the endless steeps above his hometown. Amstutz works for Bergschule Uri (bergschule-uri.ch). </p>
http://www.skinet.com/skiing/telemarker/2005/04/guide-profile-albin-amstutz#commentsbrakeshometownseven yearsski instructorskierst antontelemarkerval d iserezermattskiing11752http://www.skinet.com/skiing/http://www.skinet.com/skiing/Features<p> Born and raised in Engelberg, Albin Amstutz is the man you want by your side when your equipment fails. Before guiding, he was a big-rig truck mechanic for seven years, working on brakes, transmissions, and fuel injectors. He still helps the local cycling shop with repairs, and he's part of the team installing via ferratta (iron climbing ladders) above the village every spring. "I work on my own car, too," he says. A skier since the age of four, Amstutz, 34, has been a telemarker for 16 years, a ski instructor for eight, and a certified guide for five. His current profession leads him far from the confines of a garage: to Andermatt, Alagna, St. Anton, Val d'Isere, Zermatt, and, of course, the endless steeps above his hometown. Amstutz works for Bergschule Uri (bergschule-uri.ch). </p>
articleTue, 05 Apr 2005 09:15:00 +0000SkiNet Editor11752 at http://www.skinet.com/skiing9021-Snow?http://www.skinet.com/skiing/david-carver/2004/10/9021-snow?lnk=rss&loc=telemarker
<p>In the WB network's new series, The Mountain, grandpa carver, founder-owner of Boundary ski resort (developed on land he won in a poker game), dies in an avalanche and leaves the ski hill to his offspring. Based loosely on Mammoth's history, and scheduled to air September 22, The Mountain is entirely likely to flop, as TV pilots often do. But, as you'll see from the characters and scenarios below, we're already hooked. Well, we would be if we were writing the script. <B>The Rebel: David Carver Jr., the scruffy black sheep of the Carver family. <B> <B>In Episode One<B> David returns from a soul-searching period in Wyoming to find out Grandpa has left him the failing ski area, which he doesn't want. <B>The likely story<B> Changes his mind and rights the cash-strapped resort. <B>If we wrote the script <B> In the final episode, David, by now a complete lush, would get pegged with snowballs thrown by a gang of Australian line cooks while waiting for a Greyhound to Anchorage.<B>The Brains:Will Carver, the business-minded older brother who's jealous because Grandpa didn't leave him squat.<B><B>In Episode One<B> Will pushes David to the ground for giving out $30,000 in free lift tickets. <B>The likely story <B>Will's jealousy escalates; he alternately punches and hugs his pain-in-the-ass little bro'. <B>If we wrote the script <B> Will would sell pot—scored from a telemarker he met at a coffeehouse in Bishop—to pay for lift improvements.<B>The Troubled SisterShelley Carver, cute snowboard chick; able to stick a Cork 360.<B><B>In Episode One <B>Takes a hit to the head in terrain park; narrowly escapes date rape at the hands of a bad-boy ski-patroller. <B>The likely story<B> Realizes that her true love all along has been some goody-two-shoes childhood friend. <B>If we wrote the script<B> She'd have a series of one-night stands with the snowmaking crew before bolting for Jackson with my wallet. (Oh, wait, that's my story.)<B>The HottieMaria Serrano, David's ex-girlfriend; now dating brother Will.<B><B>In Episode One<B> Gives David a sultry kiss on the cheek, but (gasp!) goes to the fundraiser dinner with Will. <B>The likely story<B> Drives plot-thickening wedge between the brothers; leaves Will for David. <B> If we wrote the script<B> The brothers would enter a Chinese Downhill, and the winner would get to date Sunny, er, Maria. (Wait a sec. That's from Hot Dog.)<B>The Evil CorporationThe Dowling family, hell-bent on filling Boundary resort with timeshares.<B><B>In Episode One <B>They promise that it's not over when the Carvers tell them to take their Starbucks and shove it. <B>The likely story<B> The Dowlings bury the Carvers in a blizzard of legal and financial nightmares, but ultimately lose the fight. <B>If we wrote the script <B>The Dowlings would use the lodge to perform their best impression of David Koresh at Waco; the Carvers would assume the role of the Feds and topple the place with Bombardiers and Avalaunchers.</b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></p>
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David Carver, Jr. Photo courtesy: The WB/Chris Large
http://www.skinet.com/skiing/Cold Front<p>In the WB network's new series, The Mountain, grandpa carver, founder-owner of Boundary ski resort (developed on land he won in a poker game), dies in an avalanche and leaves the ski hill to his offspring. Based loosely on Mammoth's history, and scheduled to air September 22, The Mountain is entirely likely to flop, as TV pilots often do. But, as you'll see from the characters and scenarios below, we're already hooked. Well, we would be if we were writing the script. <B>The Rebel: David Carver Jr., the scruffy black sheep of the Carver family. <B> <B>In Episode One<B> David returns from a soul-searching period in Wyoming to find out Grandpa has left him the failing ski area, which he doesn't want. <B>The likely story<B> Changes his mind and rights the cash-strapped resort. <B>If we wrote the script <B> In the final episode, David, by now a complete lush, would get pegged with snowballs thrown by a gang of Australian line cooks while waiting for a Greyhound to Anchorage.<B>The Brains:Will Carver, the business-minded older brother who's jealous because Grandpa didn't leave him squat.<B><B>In Episode One<B> Will pushes David to the ground for giving out $30,000 in free lift tickets. <B>The likely story <B>Will's jealousy escalates; he alternately punches and hugs his pain-in-the-ass little bro'. <B>If we wrote the script <B> Will would sell pot—scored from a telemarker he met at a coffeehouse in Bishop—to pay for lift improvements.<B>The Troubled SisterShelley Carver, cute snowboard chick; able to stick a Cork 360.<B><B>In Episode One <B>Takes a hit to the head in terrain park; narrowly escapes date rape at the hands of a bad-boy ski-patroller. <B>The likely story<B> Realizes that her true love all along has been some goody-two-shoes childhood friend. <B>If we wrote the script<B> She'd have a series of one-night stands with the snowmaking crew before bolting for Jackson with my wallet. (Oh, wait, that's my story.)<B>The HottieMaria Serrano, David's ex-girlfriend; now dating brother Will.<B><B>In Episode One<B> Gives David a sultry kiss on the cheek, but (gasp!) goes to the fundraiser dinner with Will. <B>The likely story<B> Drives plot-thickening wedge between the brothers; leaves Will for David. <B> If we wrote the script<B> The brothers would enter a Chinese Downhill, and the winner would get to date Sunny, er, Maria. (Wait a sec. That's from Hot Dog.)<B>The Evil CorporationThe Dowling family, hell-bent on filling Boundary resort with timeshares.<B><B>In Episode One <B>They promise that it's not over when the Carvers tell them to take their Starbucks and shove it. <B>The likely story<B> The Dowlings bury the Carvers in a blizzard of legal and financial nightmares, but ultimately lose the fight. <B>If we wrote the script <B>The Dowlings would use the lodge to perform their best impression of David Koresh at Waco; the Carvers would assume the role of the Feds and topple the place with Bombardiers and Avalaunchers.</b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></p>
articleWed, 06 Oct 2004 09:40:00 +0000SkiNet Editor12504 at http://www.skinet.com/skiing9021-Snow?http://www.skinet.com/skiing/carver-family/2004/10/9021-snow?lnk=rss&loc=telemarker
<p>In the wb network's new series, the mountain, grandpa carver, founder-owner of Boundary ski resort (developed on land he won in a poker game), dies in an avalanche and leaves the ski hill to his offspring. Based loosely on Mammoth's history, and scheduled to air September 22, The Mountain is entirely likely to flop, as TV pilots often do. But, as you'll see from the characters and scenarios below, we're already hooked. Well, we would be if we were writing the script. <br /><br /><b>The Rebel</b><br />David Carver Jr., the scruffy black sheep of the Carver family. <br />In Episode One David returns from a soul-searching period in Wyoming to find out Grandpa has left him the failing ski area, which he doesn't want. the likely story Changes his mind and rights the cash-strapped resort. if we wrote the script In the final episode, David, by now a complete lush, would get pegged with snowballs thrown by a gang of Australian line cooks while waiting for a Greyhound to Anchorage.<br /><br /><b>The Brains</b><br />Will Carver, the business-minded older brother who's jealous because Grandpa didn't leave him squat.<br />In Episode One Will pushes David to the ground for giving out $30,000 in free lift tickets. the likely story Will's jealousy escalates; he alternately punches and hugs his pain-in-the-ass little bro'. if we wrote the script Will would sell pot-scored from a telemarker he met at a coffeehouse in Bishop-to pay for lift improvements.
</p><p><b>The Troubled Sister</b><br />Shelley Carver, cute snowboard chick; able to stick a Cork 360.<br />In Episode One Takes a hit to the head in terrain park; narrowly escapes date rape at the hands of a bad-boy ski-patroller. the likely story Realizes that her true love all along has been some goody-two-shoes childhood friend. if we wrote the script She'd have a series of one-night stands with the snowmaking crew before bolting for Jackson with my wallet. (Oh, wait, that's my story.)
</p><p><b>The Hottie</b><br />Maria Serrano, David's ex-girlfriend; now dating brother Will.<br />In Episode One Gives David a sultry kiss on the cheek, but (gasp!) goes to the fundraiser dinner with Will. the likely story Drives plot-thickening wedge between the brothers; leaves Will for David. if we wrote the script The brothers would enter a Chinese Downhill, and the winner would get to date Sunny, er, Maria. (Wait a sec. That's from Hot Dog.)
</p><p><b>The Evil Corporation</b><br />The Dowling family, hell-bent on filling Boundary resort with timeshares.<br />In Episode One They promise that it's not over when the Carvers tell them to take their Starbucks and shove it. the likely story The Dowlings bury the Carvers in a blizzard of legal and financial nightmares, but ultimately lose the fight. if we wrote the script The Dowlings would use the lodge to perform their best impression of David Koresh at Waco; the Carvers would assume the role of the Feds and topple the place with Bombardiers and Avalaunchers.</p>
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David Carver, Jr. Photo courtesy: The WB/Chris Large
http://www.skinet.com/skiing/Adventure<p>In the wb network's new series, the mountain, grandpa carver, founder-owner of Boundary ski resort (developed on land he won in a poker game), dies in an avalanche and leaves the ski hill to his offspring. Based loosely on Mammoth's history, and scheduled to air September 22, The Mountain is entirely likely to flop, as TV pilots often do. But, as you'll see from the characters and scenarios below, we're already hooked. Well, we would be if we were writing the script. <br /><br /><b>The Rebel</b><br />David Carver Jr., the scruffy black sheep of the Carver family. <br />In Episode One David returns from a soul-searching period in Wyoming to find out Grandpa has left him the failing ski area, which he doesn't want. the likely story Changes his mind and rights the cash-strapped resort. if we wrote the script In the final episode, David, by now a complete lush, would get pegged with snowballs thrown by a gang of Australian line cooks while waiting for a Greyhound to Anchorage.<br /><br /><b>The Brains</b><br />Will Carver, the business-minded older brother who's jealous because Grandpa didn't leave him squat.<br />In Episode One Will pushes David to the ground for giving out $30,000 in free lift tickets. the likely story Will's jealousy escalates; he alternately punches and hugs his pain-in-the-ass little bro'. if we wrote the script Will would sell pot-scored from a telemarker he met at a coffeehouse in Bishop-to pay for lift improvements.
</p><p><b>The Troubled Sister</b><br />Shelley Carver, cute snowboard chick; able to stick a Cork 360.<br />In Episode One Takes a hit to the head in terrain park; narrowly escapes date rape at the hands of a bad-boy ski-patroller. the likely story Realizes that her true love all along has been some goody-two-shoes childhood friend. if we wrote the script She'd have a series of one-night stands with the snowmaking crew before bolting for Jackson with my wallet. (Oh, wait, that's my story.)
</p><p><b>The Hottie</b><br />Maria Serrano, David's ex-girlfriend; now dating brother Will.<br />In Episode One Gives David a sultry kiss on the cheek, but (gasp!) goes to the fundraiser dinner with Will. the likely story Drives plot-thickening wedge between the brothers; leaves Will for David. if we wrote the script The brothers would enter a Chinese Downhill, and the winner would get to date Sunny, er, Maria. (Wait a sec. That's from Hot Dog.)
</p><p><b>The Evil Corporation</b><br />The Dowling family, hell-bent on filling Boundary resort with timeshares.<br />In Episode One They promise that it's not over when the Carvers tell them to take their Starbucks and shove it. the likely story The Dowlings bury the Carvers in a blizzard of legal and financial nightmares, but ultimately lose the fight. if we wrote the script The Dowlings would use the lodge to perform their best impression of David Koresh at Waco; the Carvers would assume the role of the Feds and topple the place with Bombardiers and Avalaunchers.</p>
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articleWed, 06 Oct 2004 09:20:00 +0000SkiNet Editor11195 at http://www.skinet.com/skiingBest Of: Third Sign of the Apocalypse: John Oates Rips (on Teles).http://www.skinet.com/skiing/maneater/2004/09/best-of-third-sign-of-the-apocalypse-john-oates-rips-on-teles?lnk=rss&loc=telemarker
<p>Yes, the swarthy, dark-haired, smaller half of Hall and Oates-the man behind "Maneater"-is a rippin' telemarker. As in ski-film-worthy, knee-dropping-through-a-foot-of-blower-in-the-trees-at-high-speeds-rippin'. (Yeah, he's flailing a bit in the photo, but c'mon-he's carrying a guitar!) Can't go for that? No can do? Watch out, boy, he'll chew you up.</p>
http://www.skinet.com/skiing/maneater/2004/09/best-of-third-sign-of-the-apocalypse-john-oates-rips-on-teles#commentshigh speedsphotographertelemarkerskiing11199http://www.skinet.com/skiing/http://www.skinet.com/skiing/Adventure<p>Yes, the swarthy, dark-haired, smaller half of Hall and Oates-the man behind "Maneater"-is a rippin' telemarker. As in ski-film-worthy, knee-dropping-through-a-foot-of-blower-in-the-trees-at-high-speeds-rippin'. (Yeah, he's flailing a bit in the photo, but c'mon-he's carrying a guitar!) Can't go for that? No can do? Watch out, boy, he'll chew you up.</p>
articleWed, 15 Sep 2004 09:15:00 +0000SkiNet Editor11199 at http://www.skinet.com/skiingTelevatedhttp://www.skinet.com/skiing/gear/bindings/telemark/2003/01/televated?lnk=rss&loc=telemarker
<p>In march of 2001, telemarker ben dolenc (doe-lence) was about to begin his run in the slopestyle competition at the U.S. Telemarking Association's freeskiing championships in Crested Butte, Colorado, when he noticed something odd.</p>
<p>"I was the oldest one competing," says Dolenc. "And I was 24."</p>
<p>That's a major shift from the makeup of the sport of telemarking 10 years ago, when participants were more middle age than young punk. But this is a different telemark universe, and Dolenc is one of the sport's brightest young stars. As a sponsored Nike ACG athlete, Dolenc may be the only free-heeler in America who actually gets paid to tele. Not just free skis or pro-deal tele boots, but cash-an unheard-of sponsorship commodity in the ski world. But Dolenc earns his keep.</p>
<p>"We had a program up in Seattle a couple weeks ago, and Ben stayed for over an hour afterward signing posters for every single kid," says Nike ACG communications manager Nate Tobecksen. "He's into elevating not just his name or our brand but the sport itself."</p>
<p>Dolenc moved to Leadville, Colorado, in 1998 and spent two seasons patrolling for Copper Mountain. It was within Copper's burgeoning pipe-and-park scene that he flourished, becoming one of the first telemarkers to hit the pipe consistently. By the following year, he was the sole free-heeler on Copper's freestyle team. And before long, the filmmakers were calling.</p>
<p>"One of Ben's biggest strengths," says Josh "Bones" Murphy, producer of the Unparalleled series of telemarking movies (Dolenc has been featured in all three), "is that he's balanced. He may not be as strong a big-mountain rider as BJ Brewer or as strong in the pipe as Max Mancini, but he does all of it well."</p>
<p>Dolenc's creativity extends beyond freestyle ski moves. He is currently studying graphic design at The School for Visual Concepts in Seattle. "I love doing anything that involves new ideas and concepts," he says. "Besides, you've gotta have some plan for when your body starts falling apart."</p>
<p><b>Free-heel Future</b><br /><font color="red">Born:</font> February 18, 1977, Boulder, Colorado<br /><font color="red">Big-Mountain Plans:</font> Dolenc spent most of the past year competing in freestyle events before heading to Bella Coola for the filming of this year's Unparalleled production: Soul Slide. Influenced by Seth Morrison, Dolenc says he'd like to do more big-mountain freeriding because "that's where the sport is headed."<br /> <font color="red">"Here's a story...":</font> "Ben knows how he'd like to be filmed, but he also knows what's important, overall, for storytelling," says Warren Miller cinematographer Chris Patterson, who followed Dolenc around Europe last season. "Plus he's got a great loud laugh, even when he's laughing at himself."<br /> <font color="red">Recovering Snowboarder:</font> Unlike many top telemarkers, Dolenc doesn't have an alpine skiing background. He started cross-country skiing when he was three, and he snowboarded for seven years before taking up tele.</p>
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Dolenc, launching himself-and the sport-to the next level.
http://www.skinet.com/skiing/Face Shots<p>In march of 2001, telemarker ben dolenc (doe-lence) was about to begin his run in the slopestyle competition at the U.S. Telemarking Association's freeskiing championships in Crested Butte, Colorado, when he noticed something odd.</p>
<p>"I was the oldest one competing," says Dolenc. "And I was 24."</p>
<p>That's a major shift from the makeup of the sport of telemarking 10 years ago, when participants were more middle age than young punk. But this is a different telemark universe, and Dolenc is one of the sport's brightest young stars. As a sponsored Nike ACG athlete, Dolenc may be the only free-heeler in America who actually gets paid to tele. Not just free skis or pro-deal tele boots, but cash-an unheard-of sponsorship commodity in the ski world. But Dolenc earns his keep.</p>
<p>"We had a program up in Seattle a couple weeks ago, and Ben stayed for over an hour afterward signing posters for every single kid," says Nike ACG communications manager Nate Tobecksen. "He's into elevating not just his name or our brand but the sport itself."</p>
<p>Dolenc moved to Leadville, Colorado, in 1998 and spent two seasons patrolling for Copper Mountain. It was within Copper's burgeoning pipe-and-park scene that he flourished, becoming one of the first telemarkers to hit the pipe consistently. By the following year, he was the sole free-heeler on Copper's freestyle team. And before long, the filmmakers were calling.</p>
<p>"One of Ben's biggest strengths," says Josh "Bones" Murphy, producer of the Unparalleled series of telemarking movies (Dolenc has been featured in all three), "is that he's balanced. He may not be as strong a big-mountain rider as BJ Brewer or as strong in the pipe as Max Mancini, but he does all of it well."</p>
<p>Dolenc's creativity extends beyond freestyle ski moves. He is currently studying graphic design at The School for Visual Concepts in Seattle. "I love doing anything that involves new ideas and concepts," he says. "Besides, you've gotta have some plan for when your body starts falling apart."</p>
<p><b>Free-heel Future</b><br /><font color="red">Born:</font> February 18, 1977, Boulder, Colorado<br /><font color="red">Big-Mountain Plans:</font> Dolenc spent most of the past year competing in freestyle events before heading to Bella Coola for the filming of this year's Unparalleled production: Soul Slide. Influenced by Seth Morrison, Dolenc says he'd like to do more big-mountain freeriding because "that's where the sport is headed."<br /> <font color="red">"Here's a story...":</font> "Ben knows how he'd like to be filmed, but he also knows what's important, overall, for storytelling," says Warren Miller cinematographer Chris Patterson, who followed Dolenc around Europe last season. "Plus he's got a great loud laugh, even when he's laughing at himself."<br /> <font color="red">Recovering Snowboarder:</font> Unlike many top telemarkers, Dolenc doesn't have an alpine skiing background. He started cross-country skiing when he was three, and he snowboarded for seven years before taking up tele.</p>
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articleWed, 22 Jan 2003 09:20:00 +0000SkiNet Editor11447 at http://www.skinet.com/skiing